Archives / 2011 / January

The Rust wins…

by Andy

While searching craigslist, I found some rear disc brakes with calipers, knuckles, hub, and parking brake cable for sale. I called the guy and then went by to pick em up. When I got there, I found that he...

Welding Practice Part 2

by Andy

Practice makes perfect. Practice practice practice. I feel like I am getting the hang of things now, but I am still not consistant. Which is fine for scrap metal, but when I am welding the cage I cant really...

Welding Practice

by Andy

Before I can weld a cage, I need to be able to make really sound welds. There are lots of arguements about the proper technique, but one thing everyone agrees on is that you need to practice, a lot....

Register!

by Andy

If you haven’t done so already (which I know you haven’t), please register on this website, and feel free to post comments. I will be adding a hit counter to show how many people visit the website, but I’d...

Help from the Family

by Andy

This weekend I was lucky enough to have the family down to visit. So Travis (brother), Jack (Dad) and I got quite a bit done on the car. And Lauren (wife), Claudia (Mom), and Alliene (Trav’s g/f) all went...

Quick update.

by Andy

Just wanted to throw another little update out for your reading pleasure. No pictures at the moment, because there really isnt anything pretty to show off. Not that any pictures of this car are exactly pretty.

Resolute on New Years

by Andy

As promised in the last blog, I have been working hard on the ChumpCar, and I think I have accomplished quite a bit in the last two days. I worked 7 hours on New Years Eve, and another 6...